Diamond.
Diamond has always been considered the hardest natural substance in the world. However, wurtzite boron nitride and mineral lonsdaleite have recently been discoverd and are much harder than diamond.
Dimonds are useful because its the hardest naturally occurring substace.
Diamond.
Diamond
The hardest naturally occurring substance is called diamond. It is a form of carbon.
A lubricant
pure substace
Diamond
No, diamond is the hardest known natural substance in the world.
It is the hardest NATURAL substance- due to the arrangement of the carbon atoms that make up a diamond. (Thee ARE harder materials, but they are manmade.)
A diamond
Yes.